Images of Rome in Twelfth-Century English and German Historiography

我的项目是对叙事意象的约束性和方向性潜力的跨地区探索。它分析了12世纪英国和德国历史著作中对罗马的描述，借鉴了人类学家、文学学者和历史学家的工作，以便采用一种既跨学科又可比较的方法。罗马有着古老、中世纪和现代的层次分明的建筑，是文化转型的象征。通过比较两种史学传统，我的项目将探索构成现代欧洲历史文化基础的概念结构。

My project is an interregional exploration of the binding and orientating potential of narrative images.It analyses depictions of Rome in twelfth century English and German historical writing, drawing on the work of anthropologists, literary scholars and historians in order to adopt an approach which is both interdisciplinary and comparative. With its layers of ancient, medieval and modern architecture, Rome is a symbol of cultural transformation. By comparing two historiographical traditions my project will explore the conceptual structures that underlie modern European historical cultures.